Patents by Inventor Bernice A. Shafer

Bernice A. Shafer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4265447
    Abstract: A car tray and exercising apparatus for passengers riding in a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a tray deployed in a horizontal plane which is supported by a vertical support. The vertical support comprises a pair of rods having an upper end bent in an arcuate manner to form a hook passing over the back of the front seat of the vehicle. The vertical support has a lower end which rests on the vehicle floor. An exercise axle and wheel is rotatably supported by a bore passing through the lower end of the vertical support. The axle has at each end a pair of radial arms extending in opposed directions, each arm is bent at its end at a right angle to project outward from the wheel forming a pedal. A person seated in the rear seat of the vehicle is able to rotate the wheel using the pedals and obtain exercise thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1981
    Inventor: Bernice A. Shafer